Origins of the Wedgwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 50North West 68Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 66East Midlands 10West Midlands 209East 11London 96South East 29South West 9South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wedgwoods lived in west-midlands

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    980 Wedgwood Travel & migration records
    4,000 Wedgwoods found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wedgwoods

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Wedgwoods in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Private Means

    16

    Potter

    11

    Dressmaker

    10

    House Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Wedgwoods in 1921

    Potter

    34

    Coal Miner Hewer

    16

    Coal Miner

    14

    Boiler Maker

    12

    Blacksmith

    11

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